I buy them by the box load

I had these from years of sailing on the Swan River. Have given me problems for years after. But it wasn't till I noticed this post that I've thought about them again. I don't think I've experienced the irritation for a number of years. Perhaps they can diminish with time? Does anyone on this forum know?
Graeme

I have spent most of my life in the sun and snow 42 years and have always worm sunnies no eye damage.Some people call me a kook for wearing them on the water .I value my vision more than their childish opinion.
There was a news article the other day recommending that kids always wear sunnies out doors also

Hey Kusu,

yep, I have my prescription in my oakley water jackets which I wear kiting and surfing, and also in my standard dark sunnies which I wear while working (boating / diving).

Never go out in the sun without them basically, and I have no eye problems and I have been working on the water in the tropics here in NQ since '87.

Andy

thanks for that greenleader, don't really want to have an operation, hopefully they will disappear, like yours.
cheers

clarky,
i didn't and still dont wear them windsurfing or kiting.
water sunnies weren't available years ago, but i'm sure wearing them on the water as well would definately help.
i'm sure the trick is to get good lenses. kaenon, hobie, revo, spotters, maui jim etc and not crappy fashion surf/street aimed brands even though they maybe relatively expensive.
regards ian.

i also have em bad. I am pretty sure they can only remove them once or twice due to the resulting scare tissue. They do not peel off they SCRAPE off. Best to wait because the medical technology is improving all the time. Only get them removed if ya really have to cause they can grow back.The procedure is a not pleasent

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Originally posted by eightfootplus

Hey guys are there good polarising lenses and bad ones? are some better than others or is it just branding and style?

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Hi. I went lookinmg for sunnies about a year ago. My Dad had pterygiums scraped off both eyes... not fun. Lots of salt water and sun exacerbates them. Water sunnies cut heaps of spray, as well as cut the harmful UV's.

Basically, UV-A and UV-B are bad, so look for lenses with 99% or 100% absorption. Polarised is good, as it cuts glare up from the water surface as well as lets you see INTO the water - you can see fish, rocks, shallow sandbar, etc.
So-called 'brown' lenses are better than 'grey' lenses on water as they cut more of the glarey blue segment of the light spectrum. Although grey lenses lets you see more natural colour.

You also want them to stay on in a wipeout. And not fog up.
Then there's style and branding.. whetever looks good.

More info at:
ww38.qfind.net/?_inv&subid1=20200320-2300-1377-a564-24c23b4299a5
www.shieldseyewear.com/lens_choice.html

Some good water sunnies I found at:
www.spexusa.com/SPEXGoggles.asp
www.apsltd.com/Tree/d3000/e2038.asp
www.blueye.com.au/store/customer/product.php?productid=16135&cat=251&page=1
www.seaspecs.com/
www.shieldseyewear.com/models_sp.html

I ended up getting seaspecs. Never come off despite some heavy faceplants. 100% UVA & UVB. Polarised. look fine. No pterygiums (so far). Costs about AU$85

Cheers
Greg

Not sure about shrinking, but i suppose anything is possible, my experience is that once removed they can return and turn cancerous. I have had a few mates had them removed and be severely warned about not wearing sunnies, sunnies only block out 50% of the light, a peaked cap blocks out the other 50%, keep that in mind. Glassy conditions can cause the equivalent of snow blindness, had a few real sunnie, glassy days in Sumatra last year!! Also the sun reflecting off chop!! Since wearing sunnies for kiting my are no probs, a little harder in the surf as when you are surfing 6 foot plus they tend to be a hassle. As far as sea specs are concerned, dont waste your money, poorly made, had the last 5 pairs break, with lenses popping out.

Thanks again everyone for the posts, very helpfull to me, and should scare the **** out of anyone too cool to wear sunnys.

YUK! No Thanks.
Those Oakley sound good. Who sells them in Sydney? How much?

i have recently been wearing a large broad rimmed hat on the water also .This is truly kooky plus has little effect as the brim turns up when riding .i like the peaked cap idea .

got em too, but mine is raised so when it is agrivated, ie: kiting, sun, salt, tiredness, stress, computer, reading etc, it feels like a bit of sand is stuck under my eyelid and scratches my eye! Ive seen lots of specialists and they dont want to touch it, they say it can grow back faster after the op.

I got decent full wrap sunnies to wear ALL the time and use SYSTAINE Plus (spelling?) eye drops, get from Chemist. They are so refeashing and soothing. They form a gell in your eye and it feels heaps better. I have bottles lying around all over the Place.
Try it.

You wouldn't believe the arguments I have with my child about wearing sunnies out there....your eyes are valuable....duh. But I tell you, if I lost my sight, I'de learn to kite blind.

Yea Greenie once one is blind, then it is only about style. Doing crazy tricks is sort of like riding blind..more cold beer please.